Scimagix Advances Image Informatics to New Levels; SIMS Extends the Capabilities of Image...

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SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2004

Scimagix(TM) Inc., the leader in scalable image informatics solutions for pharmaceutical and biotechnology research and development (R&D), today announced the availability

of a new version of SIMS(R) (Scientific Image Management System) that provides significantly enhanced capabilities to its current version of SIMS. Drug discovery and pharmaceutical companies generate hundreds to thousands of images a day per lab, and require a solution to help store and manage the images from multiple sources with different image formats. Easy access and mining of these images facilitates a cost effective method of improving on the drug discovery process.

SIMS is the industry's leading image informatics tool that delivers scientists the ability to mine, analyze, share and archive different types of image data formats together with associated alpha/numerical data all within a single database. SIMS 2.1 adds the following new features:

-- Fully controlled check-in/check-out capabilities providing

significantly enhanced control over the manipulation of image

based information.

-- A complete reporting package making it easy to select and

report image data in a variety of standard formats for

inclusion in documents or presentations.

-- A new data browser provides a unique means of visualizing

image and non-image data together in a single view.

-- The addition of support for .mpg and .avi file formats,

extending the range of over 30 image file formats currently

supported.

-- Enhanced Application Programmers Interface (API) capabilities

to facilitate data integration and customer development

projects.

"Scientists recognize that by not addressing their image data management needs, they run the risk of suffering a significant slowdown in the research process," said Robert Dunkle, President, Scimagix. "The new capabilities that have been added to SIMS in this release allow scientists to more fully leverage the value of their image data to extract even more value from their research. In addition, SIMS is the only open, scalable, Web-deployed image management system that enables compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 standards for electronic data submission to the FDA."

About Scimagix Inc.

Scimagix(TM) Inc., based in San Mateo, CA, is the leading provider of image informatics solutions for pharmaceutical research and development (R&D). Its flagship SIMS(R) (Scientific Image Management System) platform, an Oracle(R)/Web-based database management system, utilizes open architecture to deliver a comprehensive and searchable image database. Image informatics technology integrates valuable image and non-image data into SIMS, allowing scientists to search, mine and analyze all results. ProteinMine(TM), running on top of SIMS, supports high throughput analysis and mining of image data with proprietary visual content search technology, dramatically increasing the accuracy and productivity of R&D processes. Scimagix serves most of the top 15 pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer Global R&D, Hoffmann La Roche and Eli Lilly & Co. For more information about Scimagix, please visit www.scimagix.com